Native language support for intra-and interlinked data collections using a mesh framework

A system comprising:

• at least one programmable processor;
• and
• a machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
• storing, in a mesh structure comprising a single data object implemented natively within a business programming language, semantically grouped data from a plurality of nodes of two or more business objects;
• providing, via the mesh structure, a working area that is processed with statements in the business programming language to implement one or more core services directly from the mesh data structure;
• supporting links between two or more nodes of the plurality of nodes via coded path expressions that are included in a definition of the mesh structure;
• and
• allowing retrieval, from a relational database underlying the two or more business objects, of data from the plurality of nodes of the two or more business objects via the mesh structure.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• storing, in a mesh structure comprising a single data object implemented natively within a business programming language, semantically grouped data from a plurality of nodes of two or more business objects;
• providing, via the mesh structure, a working area that is processed with statements in the business programming language to implement one or more core services directly from the mesh data structure;
• supporting links between two or more nodes of the plurality of nodes via coded path expressions that are included in a definition of the mesh structure;
• and
• allowing retrieval, from a relational database underlying the two or more business objects, of data from the plurality of nodes of the two or more business objects via the mesh structure.